Expedition Modded Jeeps - Let's see 'em!!
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Gobi Racks have holes that are plugged with rubber grommets for running wires. There is one in the rear and one in the front of the main rack piece. From there, you run them through a hole in the lightbar out the bottom and into the cowl.
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None of my wires with my Gobi are exposed except my ground wires. You are paying for a well made quality rack where everything has been placed and thought out. The attachments for the accessories are well made and fit perfect.
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Could go in any thread, but thought of you guys first...
I found a pretty kick ass Center of Gravity/Rollover calculation website last night. As far as I can tell it hasn't been posted on the forum anywhere and since this is my favorite thread, I'm dropping it here for now. Please don't get mad. Will post to some tech section too when the time comes.
Being one of those guys who thinks he's an expeditioner but just finished a 4.5" AEV lift on Nitto 37's (more like 38's), calculating my rollover angles has become very important to me, I have weight north of my Gobi rack as well as cantilevered weight out front with my AEV bumper and winch and then on the back with an AEV bumper, water storage and fuel storage and monsterous spare, and 60" EMS range jack, and pull pall and, and. I found this link and spreadsheet last night. Is is amazingly well thought out. I lack the intelligence to know if it's accurate, but everything in it seems to make sense. Thought I'd just leave it here for anyone else that might be interested. Even if you can't compile the data for your own calculations, it's a great lesson in how COG works. One of the things I remember from a rollover recovery class at OX12 is that you will feel very nervous at angles that are actually significantly less than your rollover threat in a solid axle vehicle.
Center of Gravity and Roll-Over Angle - Jeepaholics Anonymous
I still don't have my rig out of the shop as I'm waiting, weeks and weeks now on a Rubicrawler, but here are some fuzzy cell phone picts of it from my shop (American Overland Expedition), who does outstanding work. After I get it back, I'll be running these calculations and I'll share my rollover angles here if anyone's interested. I already have two trail duty inclinometers so time to put them to good use.
Being one of those guys who thinks he's an expeditioner but just finished a 4.5" AEV lift on Nitto 37's (more like 38's), calculating my rollover angles has become very important to me, I have weight north of my Gobi rack as well as cantilevered weight out front with my AEV bumper and winch and then on the back with an AEV bumper, water storage and fuel storage and monsterous spare, and 60" EMS range jack, and pull pall and, and. I found this link and spreadsheet last night. Is is amazingly well thought out. I lack the intelligence to know if it's accurate, but everything in it seems to make sense. Thought I'd just leave it here for anyone else that might be interested. Even if you can't compile the data for your own calculations, it's a great lesson in how COG works. One of the things I remember from a rollover recovery class at OX12 is that you will feel very nervous at angles that are actually significantly less than your rollover threat in a solid axle vehicle.
Center of Gravity and Roll-Over Angle - Jeepaholics Anonymous
I still don't have my rig out of the shop as I'm waiting, weeks and weeks now on a Rubicrawler, but here are some fuzzy cell phone picts of it from my shop (American Overland Expedition), who does outstanding work. After I get it back, I'll be running these calculations and I'll share my rollover angles here if anyone's interested. I already have two trail duty inclinometers so time to put them to good use.
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I found a pretty kick ass Center of Gravity/Rollover calculation website last night. As far as I can tell it hasn't been posted on the forum anywhere and since this is my favorite thread, I'm dropping it here for now. Please don't get mad. Will post to some tech section too when the time comes.
Being one of those guys who thinks he's an expeditioner but just finished a 4.5" AEV lift on Nitto 37's (more like 38's), calculating my rollover angles has become very important to me, I have weight north of my Gobi rack as well as cantilevered weight out front with my AEV bumper and winch and then on the back with an AEV bumper, water storage and fuel storage and monsterous spare, and 60" EMS range jack, and pull pall and, and. I found this link and spreadsheet last night. Is is amazingly well thought out. I lack the intelligence to know if it's accurate, but everything in it seems to make sense. Thought I'd just leave it here for anyone else that might be interested. Even if you can't compile the data for your own calculations, it's a great lesson in how COG works. One of the things I remember from a rollover recovery class at OX12 is that you will feel very nervous at angles that are actually significantly less than your rollover threat in a solid axle vehicle.
Center of Gravity and Roll-Over Angle - Jeepaholics Anonymous
I still don't have my rig out of the shop as I'm waiting, weeks and weeks now on a Rubicrawler, but here are some fuzzy cell phone picts of it from my shop (American Overland Expedition), who does outstanding work. After I get it back, I'll be running these calculations and I'll share my rollover angles here if anyone's interested. I already have two trail duty inclinometers so time to put them to good use.
<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=410098"/><img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=410099"/><img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=410100"/><img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=410101"/><img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=410102"/>
Being one of those guys who thinks he's an expeditioner but just finished a 4.5" AEV lift on Nitto 37's (more like 38's), calculating my rollover angles has become very important to me, I have weight north of my Gobi rack as well as cantilevered weight out front with my AEV bumper and winch and then on the back with an AEV bumper, water storage and fuel storage and monsterous spare, and 60" EMS range jack, and pull pall and, and. I found this link and spreadsheet last night. Is is amazingly well thought out. I lack the intelligence to know if it's accurate, but everything in it seems to make sense. Thought I'd just leave it here for anyone else that might be interested. Even if you can't compile the data for your own calculations, it's a great lesson in how COG works. One of the things I remember from a rollover recovery class at OX12 is that you will feel very nervous at angles that are actually significantly less than your rollover threat in a solid axle vehicle.
Center of Gravity and Roll-Over Angle - Jeepaholics Anonymous
I still don't have my rig out of the shop as I'm waiting, weeks and weeks now on a Rubicrawler, but here are some fuzzy cell phone picts of it from my shop (American Overland Expedition), who does outstanding work. After I get it back, I'll be running these calculations and I'll share my rollover angles here if anyone's interested. I already have two trail duty inclinometers so time to put them to good use.
<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=410098"/><img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=410099"/><img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=410100"/><img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=410101"/><img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=410102"/>
